Summary
Yamakasi - Les samouraïs des temps modernes is a 2001 French movie written by Luc Besson. It demonstrates the skills of the Yamakasi, a group of traceurs who battle against injustice in the Paris ghetto. They use parkour to steal from the rich in order to pay off medical bills for a kid injured copying their techniques.
Good for
- Family movie night
- Friends night
- Party vibe
Skip it if
- You want something quiet and calm
Where to watch
Not streaming in United States. Where it is:
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 63GoodWatch 62
Letterboxd · 12 K ratings3.2/5
Audience score63%
IMDb6.2
Box office
9%of its budget back
- Budget
- $15 M
- Worldwide
- $1 M
Worldwide it made back $1 M of the $15 M it cost.
Running time
1 h 30 min
Shorter than most action movies, −18 min on the typical 108
typical 10890Half of all action movies run 96–127 min.
Reach
Streams in 9 countries, rent or buy in 5 more
Released
2001
April 4, 2001
25 years ago
Genres
ActionCrimeDramaLanguage
French
Original language
Made in
- France
Rated
No age rating yet.
Yes: its content advisories are violence, and the viewing guide lists it for kids.
What's in it
- ViolenceModerate
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesLittle or none
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesLittle or none
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
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Directing · 2
- Julien Seri Director, Screenplay
- Ariel Zeitoun Director
Writing · 3
- Luc Besson Idea, Screenplay
- Philippe Lyon Screenplay
- Charles Perrière Idea
Production · 2
- JoeyStarr Producer
- Virginie Besson-Silla Producer
Camera · 1
- Philippe Piffeteau Director of Photography
Editing · 7
- Claude-France Husson Editor
- Yann Hervé Editor
- Yohann Costedoat Editor
- Christine Lucas Navarro Editor
- Charlotte Rembauville Editor
- Célia Lafitedupont Editor
Sound · 1
- DJ Spank Original Music Composer
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